Dowie Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 3
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 8
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 4
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 29
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 3
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 5
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 4
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 1
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 9

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 1
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Dowie Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dowie family

Profession Census Frequency
Pitman 4
Dress Maker 3
Female Servant 2
Independant 1
Servant 1
Apprentice 1
Army 1
Broker 1
Carpenter 1
Ms 1
Soldier Rl Artillery 1
Stationer 1
Upholster 1
Baker Journeyman 1
Straw Hat Maker 1
Butcher 1
Farmer 1
Shoeing Smith 1
Alum Work Labourer 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Dowie

Name Census Frequency
Mary Dowie 67
John Dowie 60
William Dowie 56
James Dowie 53
George Dowie 50
Elizabeth Dowie 42
Robert Dowie 33
Margaret Dowie 31
Catherine Dowie 19
Thomas Dowie 19
Frederick Dowie 18
Jane Dowie 18
Isabella Dowie 17
David Dowie 15
Sarah Dowie 15
Alice Dowie 14
Annie Dowie 12
Edward Dowie 12
Henry Dowie 11
Joseph Dowie 11
Martha Dowie 11
Walter Dowie 11
Eliza Dowie 10
Florence Dowie 10
Ann Dowie 9

Dowie Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dawe 60% 19,286
2 Daw 40% 15,919
3 Dew 40% 13,888
4 Dow 60% 6,591
5 Dowe 80% 2,542
6 Dowey 60% 1,549
7 Dewe 60% 1,541
8 Dowie 100% 1,007
9 Deaw 20% 169

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The surname Dowie is the 8th most popular variant of Dawe.

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